OTTplay Awards 2022 highlights: Raveena Tandon wins Best Actor Female, celebs praise the 'pan-India' awards show
OTTplay Awards 2022 highlights: The inaugural OTTplay Awards are underway in Mumbai. Celebs have begun arriving for the grand awards night. Check out the live updates here.
The first-ever pan-India OTT awards are here in the form of OTTplay Awards 2022. The mega awards aim to celebrate the most compelling OTT films, shows, actors and filmmakers, from across the nation. The red carpet is buzzing with celeb activity already. A look at the winners, achievers, and trailblazers of the night. ...Read More
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- Sept 10, 2022 11:48 pm IST
Ceremony ends
The ceremony has now ended. Big congratulations to all winners.
- Sept 10, 2022 11:46 pm IST
Best Film (Jury)
Dasvi wins the award for Best Film. The film starred Abhishek Bachchan as a jailed politician who clears his Class X exams from prison.
- Sept 10, 2022 11:44 pm IST
Breakthrough performance of the year (male)
Guru Somasundaram won the award for (Minnal Murali).
- Sept 10, 2022 11:37 pm IST
Best Actor Female (Jury) Film
Vidya Balan wins the award for Jalsa. She mistankenly gave an acceptance speech for Sherni though. She let out a big laugh when she realised it was for Jalsa. She thanked her family and co-stars.
- Sept 10, 2022 11:32 pm IST
Sara Ali Khan wins
Sara Ali Khan wins Breakthrough Performance of the Year for Atrangi Re. She called the film the ‘best thing’ to happen to her.
- Sept 10, 2022 11:30 pm IST
Best Supporting Actor Female (Film)
Neha Dhupia wins the award for A Thursday.
- Sept 10, 2022 11:23 pm IST
BEST DIRECTOR - FILM
Shoojit Sircar wins the award for Sardar Udham. “We should not forget our revolutionaries," he said at the awards show.
- Sept 10, 2022 11:17 pm IST
Best Actor Male (Series) Popular
Taahir Raj Bhasin won the award for Yeh Kaali Kaali Aankhen. He got the audience to applaud for the hosts.
- Sept 10, 2022 11:14 pm IST
BEST ACTOR MALE - FILM
Kartik Aaryan (Dhamaka) is the winner. He spoke about how the idea for the film came to life.
- Sept 10, 2022 11:13 pm IST
Pa Ranjith is Filmmaker of the Decade
Pa Ranjith won Filmmaker of the Decade.
- Sept 10, 2022 11:03 pm IST
Best Film (Popular)
Jai Bheem and Shershaah win the award.
- Sept 10, 2022 11:00 pm IST
Best Actor Female Film (Popular)
Taapsee Pannu wins the award for Haseen Dillruba. She mentioned how much she ‘fought' with critics for the movie.
- Sept 10, 2022 10:50 pm IST
OTT PERFORMER OF THE YEAR
Rajendra Prasad (Senapati- Telugu) won the award.
- Sept 10, 2022 10:45 pm IST
Best Actor Series (Popular)
Raveena Tandon wins the award for Aranyak. She thanked and congratulated all the winners of the night.
- Sept 10, 2022 10:40 pm IST
Best Supporting Actor Male (Film)
Satish Kaushik won the award for Thar. “OTT is a great platform for people like me who have been working for so long,” he said.
- Sept 10, 2022 10:38 pm IST
Best Actor in Negative Role (film)
Harshvardhan Rane wins the award for Haseen Dillruba. He thanked OTTplay for ‘bringing them all together’. He was thankful that he starred in a movie that was 'actually watched'.
- Sept 10, 2022 10:35 pm IST
Best Dialogues (Films)
Kanika Dhillon wins the award for Haseen Dillruba. Taapsee Pannu gave her a big shoutout from the audience.
- Sept 10, 2022 10:31 pm IST
Best Debut Film (Female)
Nimrat Kaur won the award for Dasvi. She said she was ‘stunned' to see Raveena Tandon in person for the first time.
- Sept 10, 2022 10:28 pm IST
Best Actor in Comic Role (Male)
Deepak Dobriyal wins award for Good Luck Jerry. “I was getting too many comic roles 3-4 years ago and I was saying no. I wanted to try serious roles. But then Covid struck,” he said. He said he dropped the idea because he wanted to make people laugh again. He said the film was watched because of Janhvi Kapoor and her fan-following.
- Sept 10, 2022 10:26 pm IST
Jiveshu Ahluwalia performs his standup act
Jiveshu Ahluwalia takes over the evening with jokes about Bangaluru airport, maid woes and more.
- Sept 10, 2022 10:18 pm IST
Best Debut Male (Film)
Bhagyashree received the award on behalf of her son Abhimanyu Dassani. He won the award for Meenakshi Sundareshwar.
- Sept 10, 2022 10:14 pm IST
Best Web Series (Popular)
Raj and DK's Family Man season 2 win the award.
- Sept 10, 2022 10:10 pm IST
Best Actor (Series) Jury
Manoj Bajpayee wins the award for Family Man season 2. He thanked Raj and DK for choosing him. He also said that they are like his ‘two wives’ he doesn't want to share with other actors.
- Sept 10, 2022 10:07 pm IST
Masaba Gupta's winning speech
Check out Masaba Gupta's speech after the win.
- Sept 10, 2022 10:04 pm IST
Reader's Choice Award (Series)
Prasanth Pandiyaraj (Vilangu- Tamil) won the award.
- Sept 10, 2022 10:03 pm IST
Excellence in Reality Fiction
Masaba Gupta won the award for Masaba Masaba. She said she was happy that her show existed in the same universe as Family Man and Delhi Crime.
- Sept 10, 2022 10:00 pm IST
Best Director (Series)
Ram Madhavani, Vinod Rawat, Kapil Sharma win for Arya 2. Ram Madhvani said he was feeling ‘nervous and special’ after the win. He said they will be back on stage to receive an award for season 3.
- Sept 10, 2022 09:57 pm IST
Best Web Series (Jury)
Tabbar (SonyLiv) wins the award. Ajithpal Singh said his show is also “50% Punjabi” and he was overjoyed at how so many series from a variety of languages were winning awards.
- Sept 10, 2022 09:52 pm IST
Best Actor Male (Jury) (Film)
It's a tie between Arya (Sarpatta Parambai) and Farhan Akhtar (Toofaan).
- Sept 10, 2022 09:49 pm IST
BEST ACTOR IN A NEGATIVE ROLE
Kishore won the award for She 2. “I don't know if I deserve this or not but I know my team deserves it,” he said in his speech.
- Sept 10, 2022 09:46 pm IST
PIONEERING CONTRIBUTIONS TO NEW WAVE CINEMA
Raj B Shetty and Rishab Shetty (Kannada) won the award and thanked the awards for bringing all content from all languages under one roof.
- Sept 10, 2022 09:46 pm IST
Emerging OTT star (Male)
Priyadarshi won for Unheard & Loser 2, a Telugu series. Nervous about his win, he thought the trophy was too heavy.
- Sept 10, 2022 09:39 pm IST
Best Onscreen Couple on OTT
Dhruv Sehgal and Mithila Palkar won the award. They play the lead parts in Little Things.
- Sept 10, 2022 09:35 pm IST
Best Supporting Actor Female (Series)
Koknona Sen Sharma wins for 26/11 Mumbai Diaries. “It's my first OTT awards. Yay,” she said after her win.
- Sept 10, 2022 09:32 pm IST
Best Supporting Actor Male (Series)
Paramabrata Chatterjee wins for Aranyak. He said this is his first award ‘on the national level’.
- Sept 10, 2022 09:28 pm IST
Best Actor in a Comic Role (Series)
Jameel Khan of Gullak wins the award. He said he cannot ‘thank enough’ the cast and crew of the show.
- Sept 10, 2022 09:25 pm IST
Best Debut (Series)
Kunal Kapoor won the award for Empire. He thanked the cast and crew for the support. He joked that he made his actual debut at the movies 17 years ago but this still feels special.
- Sept 10, 2022 09:23 pm IST
Best Dialogues (Series)
Anirban won Best Dialogues (Series) for Mandaar, a Bengali series.
- Sept 10, 2022 09:20 pm IST
Pushkar and Gayathri win Best Screenplay (Series)
Pushkar and Gayathri won Best Screenplay (Series) for Suzhal.
- Sept 10, 2022 09:13 pm IST
Ceremony kicksoff
Hosts Maneish Paul and Gauahar Khan kickstart the ceremony.
- Sept 10, 2022 09:00 pm IST
Kubbra Sait on the significance of OTT
Actor Kubbra Sait chatted with the media on the red carpet. Speaking about the significance of OTT, she said that they have created fans and an audience for OTT. “We are now known for the characters we play. This used to only happen in movies back in the day," she said.
- Sept 10, 2022 08:49 pm IST
Kunal Kapoor calls it an exciting evening
"This is an exciting evening and what's happening on OTT platforms is also exciting. It is letting us bring forward such characters and stories that would get lost before. As an actor, storyteller and producer I am excited," said Kunal Kapoor at the red carpet.
- Sept 10, 2022 08:31 pm IST
Kubbra Sait on getting fame due to OTT
Actor Kubbra Sait, who found fame with her breakthrough role of Kukoo in Netflix's Sacred Games, talks about fame, on the red carpet. “We have people now who are loyal fans of characters. This used to only happen in movies back in the day when you had Amitabh Bachchan being called the Angry Young Man. Nobody calls me Kubbra, everybody calls me Kukoo,” she says.
- Sept 10, 2022 08:21 pm IST
Suzhal and Vikram Vedha directors Pushkar-Gayathri call Pankaj Tripathi their favourite
Pushkar and Gayathri, the directors of the acclaimed web series Suzhal and the upcoming Bollywood film Vikram Vedha, call Pankaj Tripathi their favourite actor in the OTT space, also praising Manoj Bajpayee and Shefali Shah.
- Sept 10, 2022 08:16 pm IST
Gauahar Khan arrives
Gauahar Khan arrives at the event, striking a pose for the shutterbugs at the red carpet. Gauahar Khan arrives at the event, striking a pose for the shutterbugs at the red carpet.
- Sept 10, 2022 07:52 pm IST
Preeti Jhangiani at the red carpet
Preeti Jhangiani arrives at the event. Mohabbatein fame Preeti Jhangiani strikes a pose at the event.
- Sept 10, 2022 07:37 pm IST
Kirti Kulhari calls OTT ‘a breath of fresh air’
Kirti Kulhari, who has worked in shows like Humans and Four More Shots Please, praised streaming platforms and said that ‘OTT is like a breath of fresh air for people like me’.
- Sept 10, 2022 07:17 pm IST
Jaideep Ahlawat and Kirti Kulhari on the red carpet
Jaideep Ahlawat and Kirti Kulhari on the red carpet. Four More Shots Please actor Kirti Kulhari and Pataal Lok's Jaideep Ahlawat arrive at the event.
- Sept 10, 2022 07:09 pm IST
Dozens of shows, films competing
Dozens of web series and films that released in the eligibility period are competing across over three dozen categories in the awards. Shows and films released between June 1, 2021 and July 31, 2022 are eligible for the awards this year.
- Sept 10, 2022 06:56 pm IST
Meet the esteemed jury
The nominees and some of the winners (jury categories) for the awards have been selected by a jury that includes filmmakers Aanand L Rai and Ashwini Iyer Tiwari and actors Divya Dutta and Adil Hussain.